Eyeglass-mounting.



J. ROSENBLATT.

EYEGLASS MOUNTING.

AIPLIOATION FILED JULY 27, 1911.

1 088995. Patented Feb. .24. 1911 Fig. 5..

JOSEPH ROSENBLA'IT, OF PROVIDENCE, RHDDE ISLAND.

EYEGLASS-MOUNTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24:, 1914:.

Application filed July 27, 1911. Serial No. 640,916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ROSENBLATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-Mountings, of which the following is a specification reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in eye glass mountings, in which the grips are moved toward the nose by resilient means and are separated by manually operable portions.

The invention consists in providing an arm having a pliable portion connected with the nose grip member, said pliable portion being convoluted. or bent into a plurality of folds giving to the grip member the max imum amount of adjustability.

The invention further consists in providing a yieldable or spring pad on the grip member for engaging the nose thereby providing the surface of said grip member with a stronger holding capacity and greater adjustability.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top view of an eye glass mounting showing a portion of each lens with my improved gripping device mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a detail showing the nose grip and connecting arm as blanked out of sheet stock, said arm having a right angle turn therein. Fig. 8- represents a portion of the arm as bent across the back of the gripping member. Fig. 4.-- represents the downwardly projecting portion of the arm as bent around in the form of a loop and extending back in position. Fig. 5- is a detail showing the arrangement of the spring engaging pad as formed on the grip-- ping member before said pad is bent over into operating position.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the bridge portion of the mounting and 11 the forked members or lens clamps for receiving the lens 12. A stud or screw 13 is connected to this mounting on which the grip carrying arm 14: may be pivoted. This grip carrying arm has the nose gripping member 15 preferably formed integral with its outer end. This arm with its gripper is preferably blanked out of sheet stock which is sufiiciently ductile to permit its being bent into coils or folds of any form desired. That portion of the arm 16 adjacent the grip is comparatively thin or slender and extends a short distance out substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis through the gripping member. Here the arm has a right angle turn and extends downward for a short distance growing gradually larger until it reaches the enlarged portion 17 through which the pivot eye 18 is formed.

On the opposite side of this pivot hole the arm may be provided with forwardly extending finger engaging actuating ends 19, as illustrated in Fig. 2, or it may be otherwise formed as will be hereinafter described. In forming this arm into the desired shape the portion 16 which is preferably connected to the anterior edge 20 of the gripping member, is bent back in a loop transversely across one face of said gripping member, with its faces in vertical planes. (See Fig. 3.) The portion 14 is then bent outward so that its faces will be in vertical planes and at right angles to the faces of said transverse member. This portion is then bent around in the form of a loop, as illustrated at 29 in Fig. 4:, to extend below the plane ofthe transverse portion, and finally said portion 14 is extended rearwardly to form a second transverse portion approximately parallel with the first mentioned transverse portion, but with its faces in horizontal planes. By forming this portion 16 of a length suflicient to be normally bent into a plurality of folds, as illustrated and described, lends to the grip member the maximum amount of adjustability, that is by straightening out the loop of the pliable portion the grip is carried farther back, and by closing up or forming a larger loop therein the grip is carried forward. Owing to the provision of convolutions in this arm the same is adapted to be connected to the anterior edge of the gripping member and any desired adjustability may be readily obtained. In other words,the fiat stock of which applicants grip carrying arm is constructed when bent into operative form is set in three distinct planes reckoned from the position the glasses assume when on the nose of the wearer, which are first a lateral plane as at these adjustments are required in order to readily position the guard members to properly engage and grip each individual nose to which the frames are being fitted. V

Heretofore it has been found necessary to connect the arm to the posterior edge of the gripping member in order toobtain suflicient length to provide the desired adjustability, but when the arm is so connected the grip is not as yieldable and does not properly apply the pressure to the nose. My improved arm, even when connected to the anterior edge is, by reason of its convolutions, of even greater length than the old style arms connected to the posterior edge. Thus I obtain all of the advantages sought for and eliminate the disadvantages by the use of my improved construction.

Another feature of my invention is that when the gripping member is stamped out of sheet stock an extending portion is formed preferably integral with the upper edge of the gripping member, see Fig. 5, said extension having a narrow neck portion 21 and an enlarged portion 22, said neck portion being bent over to carry the enlarged portion 22 over to the engaging face of the gripping member as illustrated in Figs. 4

and 5, whereby a yieldable presser pad is provided. By constructing this presser pad with a narrow neck 21 the pad itself may be raised or lowered or moved in a lateral direction, by means of which the most delicate adjustment may be readily obtained, the pad being adapted to exert a slight yieldable pressure on the nose of the wearer.

approximately at right angles to the faces of the transverse portion, said arm terminating in a second transverse portion approximately parallel with the first mentioned transverse portion and with its faces in horizontal planes.

2. An eye glass mounting comprising a flat metal blank having a nose grip and an integral pliable carrying arm, said arm having a portion extended transversely across one face of the grip and connected therewith, the faces of said transverse portion being in vertical planes, then extending out-- wardly with its faces also in vertical planes and approximately at right angles to the faces of the transverse portion, said outwardly extended portion being then bent to form a loop extending below the plane of said transverse portion, said arm being then extended rearwardly to form a second transverse portion parallel with the first mentioned transverse portion and with its faces in horizontal planes.

3. In an eyeglass mounting, a nose grip, a nose grip carrying arm pivotally held on said mounting, and a yieldable pad suspended by a bendable neck portion from the upper edge of the grip over the engaging face thereof, whereby universal adjustment of said pad may be had.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH ROSENBLATT.

Witnesses:

HOWARD E. BARLOW, E. I. OGDEN.

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